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EC3A 8AB

Lime Street · City of London · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lime Street
Local authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster
Postcode district
EC3A
Postcode sector
EC3A 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
EC3P 3DQ 0 m
EC3A 8AH 23 m
EC3A 8AE 37 m
EC3A 8EQ 37 m
EC3A 6AT 54 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
EC3A 8AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 March 2024
Postcode area
EC
Postcode district
EC3A
Postcode sector
EC3A 8
Latitude
51.514244
Longitude
-0.081557
British National Grid easting
533,216
British National Grid northing
181,224

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
City of London · E09000001
Electoral ward
Lime Street · E05009307
Parish or community
E43000191
Westminster constituency
Cities of London and Westminster · E14001172
Output area
E00166755
Lower layer super output area
City of London 001F · E01032739
Middle layer super output area
City of London 001 · E02000001

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
398
Primary
203
Secondary
54

  1. The Aldgate School

    Voluntary aided school

    283 m

  2. David Game College

    Other independent school

    387 m

  3. Fashion Retail Academy

    Miscellaneous

    601 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29,419
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5,488
  • Violence and sexual offences 5,223
  • Theft from the person 4,822
  • Shoplifting 3,205
  • Anti social behaviour 2,052

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

126

within 5 km

  • HEALTH E1

    9-11 BRICK LANE, LONDON, E1 6PU

    ODS code F84733

    832 m

  • THE SPITALFIELDS PRACTICE

    20 OLD MONTAGUE STREET, LONDON, E1 5PB

    ODS code F84081

    901 m

  • GOODMAN'S FIELD HEALTH CENTRE

    11 STABLE WALK, LONDON, E1 8ZF

    ODS code F84039

    911 m

  • ST. KATHERINE'S DOCK PRACTICE

    FLAT 12, NIGHTINGALE HOUSE, 50 THOMAS MORE STREET, LONDON, E1W 1UA

    ODS code F84731

    1.2 km

  • THE NEAMAN PRACTICE

    15 HALF MOON COURT, LONDON, EC1A 7HF

    ODS code F84640

    1.3 km

  • THE BLITHEHALE MED.CTR.

    10-22 DUNBRIDGE STREET, LONDON, E2 6JA

    ODS code F84718

    1.6 km

  • CITY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CITY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, UNIT 1-3 GROUND FLOOR, CITY HOUSE, 190-196 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2QH

    ODS code F83064

    1.7 km

  • THE NEW MILL STREET SURGERY

    1 WOLSELEY STREET, LONDON, SE1 2BP

    ODS code G85705

    1.7 km

  • STROUTS PLACE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 STROUTS PLACE, PELTER STREET, LONDON, E2 7QU

    ODS code F84051

    1.8 km

  • ALBION HEALTH CENTRE

    333 WHITECHAPEL ROAD, WHITECHAPEL, LONDON, E1 1BU

    ODS code F84012

    1.8 km

  • THE WAPPING GROUP PRACTICE

    THE WAPPING HEALTH CENTRE, 22 WAPPING LANE, LONDON, E1W 2RL

    ODS code F84079

    1.8 km

  • CITY SQUARE MEDICAL GROUP

    14 DEANCROSS STREET, LONDON, E1 2QA

    ODS code F84114

    1.8 km

  • BETHNAL GREEN HEALTH CTR.

    60 FLORIDA STREET, LONDON, E2 6LL

    ODS code F84083

    1.9 km

  • BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BLACKFRIARS MEDICAL PRACT, 45 COLOMBO STREET, LONDON, SE1 8EE

    ODS code G85642

    1.9 km

  • BERMONDSEY SPA MEDICAL CENTRE

    EYOT HOUSE, 50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code G85623

    2.1 km

  • QHS GP CARE HOME SERVICE

    50 OLD JAMAICA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 4BL

    ODS code Y06113

    2.1 km

  • FALMOUTH ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    78 FALMOUTH ROAD, LONDON, SE1 4JW

    ODS code G85029

    2.1 km

  • THE JUBILEE STREET PRACTICE LTD

    368-376 COMMERCIAL ROAD, LONDON, E1 0LS

    ODS code F84031

    2.2 km

  • SHOREDITCH PARK SURGERY

    6-10 RUSHTON STREET, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84635

    2.2 km

  • THE HOXTON SURGERY

    12 RUSHTON STREET, HOXTON, LONDON, N1 5DR

    ODS code F84692

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 126 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary Axe

    BCT · City of London

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary Axe

    BCT · City of London

    0.1 miles

  • Threadneedle Street

    BCT · City of London

    0.1 miles

  • Camomile Street

    BCT · Bishopsgate

    0.1 miles

  • Threadneedle Street

    BCT · City of London

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for City of London 001F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,325 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

398 open schools are in scope, including 203 primary and 54 secondary schools. The Aldgate School is the nearest published school at 283 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

29,419 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2,451.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5,488 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.